Featured Audience Ratings

• Mike S

  
  Superlative drama, about a group of Irishmen wrongfully imprisoned as terrorists in 1970's England. As is ever the case with him, Daniel Day-Lewis exhibits a tour-de-force performance, that leaves one genuinely gripped. Joined by esteemed thespians like Emma Thompson and the late… More
  Superlative drama, about a group of Irishmen wrongfully imprisoned as terrorists in 1970's England. As is ever the case with him, Daniel Day-Lewis exhibits a tour-de-force performance, that leaves one genuinely gripped. Joined by esteemed thespians like Emma Thompson and the late Pete Postlethwaite, there is excellent acting to be found within the supporting cast as well. Sort of like an Irish version of <i>The Shawshank Redemption</i> and almost as powerful. Certainly not to be missed!

• Anthony L

  
  The collaboration between Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day-Lewis is one that was too short lived in my opinion. My Left Foot was brilliant and this is a great follow up. Although the fact that father and son did not actually share a cell, most of it is factual enough and is an important… More
  The collaboration between Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day-Lewis is one that was too short lived in my opinion. My Left Foot was brilliant and this is a great follow up. Although the fact that father and son did not actually share a cell, most of it is factual enough and is an important story to tell. It beggars belief but after 2 stints at jury service nothing would amaze me anymore as far as the British justice system is concerned. A powerful and well told story that needs to be seen.

• Jeff "

  
  After the phenomenal picture, My Left Foot that garnered Daniel Day-Lewis a much deserved Academy Award, director Jim Sheridan and Lewis would collaborate again on In the Name of the Father. This is yet again a powerful engaging true story of Gerry Conlon, a man falsely accused of the… More
  After the phenomenal picture, My Left Foot that garnered Daniel Day-Lewis a much deserved Academy Award, director Jim Sheridan and Lewis would collaborate again on In the Name of the Father. This is yet again a powerful engaging true story of Gerry Conlon, a man falsely accused of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings orchestrated by the IRA. Sheridan assembles a phenomenal cast here, and each brings something unique to the screen. Daniel Day-Lewis is phenomenal in his performance and he is always captivating to watch in his roles because he is a perfectionist and a true artist of his craft, and he becomes the character he portrays. This is a well constructed drama that is highly entertaining from start to finish. Daniel Day-Lewis delivers yet again with this film, and like I said, he is a dedicated actor who always gives his all in a performance. The story is terrific and is based on true events, which makes for some of the best stories to tell on film. I really enjoyed the film, and when real life stories are adapted to the screen, they make for much more compelling movies. With a great cast of talented actors, effective directing and an engrossing plot, In the Name of the Father is a stellar film that should appeal to any viewer looking for a truly memorable film to watch. This is filmmaking at its very best and is a brilliant film that really can spark an interest in the subject it displays. The Strength of the film lies in its cast and plot, both are wonderful, and will surely interest the most demanding filmgoer. In terms of a great story, In the Name of the Father is terrific and as a whole, I felt it was a flawless film.

• Eric S

  
  "In the Name of the Father" is very disturbing but the emotional payoff is worth it. The relationship between the father and son is played out nicely; the scenes with them together are the best parts of the film. Everything else from the acting to pacing is superb. Daniel… More
  "In the Name of the Father" is very disturbing but the emotional payoff is worth it. The relationship between the father and son is played out nicely; the scenes with them together are the best parts of the film. Everything else from the acting to pacing is superb. Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of all time; this film supports that statement. It's an unbelievable true story that shouldn't be missed.

• Emil K

  
  In the Name of the father is powerful and touching truelife based drama about the Irish Conlon-family who ended up convicted wrongly as an terrorists by British justice system. Director Jim Sheridan handles this poignant topic with fierce intensity and the end result is powerful film… More
  In the Name of the father is powerful and touching truelife based drama about the Irish Conlon-family who ended up convicted wrongly as an terrorists by British justice system. Director Jim Sheridan handles this poignant topic with fierce intensity and the end result is powerful film with wonderful performances. Where this film slightly falters is it's sloppy third act which feel a bit anticlimatic. After all the misery and suffering, which this film's characters has to go through, Sheridan wrap up things too fast and not quite achieve the emotional power which could have been achieved with better patience. The sideplot involving lawyer Gareth Peirce played by Emma Thompson is awfully underplayed too. There are scenes with huge emotional impact here and especially Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite are superb as a father and son. Their moments together on screen are the most rewarding aspect of this demanding film. In the Name of the Father is not an easy film to sit through and it is not supposed to be. What these people went through must have been truly terrible. No words or no images can share the amount of frustration, pain and sorrow they have gone through in their lives. Story about Conlon's is an important story and needs to be told. Jim Sheridan has made a powerful film about their story. This might not be the masterpiece it could have been but it is powerful and captivating two hours to sit through.

• Reid V

  
  I dont need to say much, i'm a sucker for anything regarding the struggles of Northern Ireland and The Troubles. What makes this film particularly unsettling are the parallels between the Guildford Four and the West Memphis Three. Also, if you love a good over-the-top but still… More
  I dont need to say much, i'm a sucker for anything regarding the struggles of Northern Ireland and The Troubles. What makes this film particularly unsettling are the parallels between the Guildford Four and the West Memphis Three. Also, if you love a good over-the-top but still powerful performance, Daniel Day delivers the goods here.

• Dean M

  
  Impressive biography film made in Ireland. Daniel Day Lewis has an impressive performance in this riveting drama that mirrors a real-life Irish thief Gerry Conlon's 15 years struggle and ultimate triumph over a terrible injustice. And also goes for Pete Postlethwaite as… More
  Impressive biography film made in Ireland. Daniel Day Lewis has an impressive performance in this riveting drama that mirrors a real-life Irish thief Gerry Conlon's 15 years struggle and ultimate triumph over a terrible injustice. And also goes for Pete Postlethwaite as Gerry's father. Emma Thompson's portrayal of attorney Gareth Pierce receives much acclaim, and properly so. The story is heart-breaking and shocking at the same time, all the more so when one realizes that these things actually DID happen. Jim Sheridan's direction is also very good, giving the plot a fair and balanced perspective; although the film might initially appear as pro-Irish / anti-English, in fact I consider it as quite objective.

• Stella D

  
  giuseppe's dead mon! :'(

• Morgan S

  
  Amazing movie!!! Loved it!! DDL was SPECTACULAR!!!

• Dan S

  
  An emotional triumph. A searing, gripping fact-based story concerning a man wrongly accused of an IRA bombing, and how the police brutally exploit a new law in their favor, getting this innocent individual to confess to a crime he didn't commit, as well as associating his family… More
  An emotional triumph. A searing, gripping fact-based story concerning a man wrongly accused of an IRA bombing, and how the police brutally exploit a new law in their favor, getting this innocent individual to confess to a crime he didn't commit, as well as associating his family in the whole mess. One of the best stories about corruption and human emotion I've ever seen. It never hurts when you have two of the best actors out there, that being the great Daniel Day-Lewis and the criminally underrated Pete Postlethewaite, playing the lead roles. It's a lengthy movie, but it's worth it, especially with it's tear-jerking, incredibly captured finale which is irrefutably stirring.

• Jens S

  
  Very powerful and true portrayal of innocent Irish men and women going to jail for IRA bombings they didn't commit and their fight for justice. Without most of the usual prison film stereotypes, the movie paints a realistic picture of the British / Northern Irish situation of the… More
  Very powerful and true portrayal of innocent Irish men and women going to jail for IRA bombings they didn't commit and their fight for justice. Without most of the usual prison film stereotypes, the movie paints a realistic picture of the British / Northern Irish situation of the 1970s. The acting is excellent, Daniel Day-Lewis breathes life into his ambiguous main character. The film gets you angry at the injustice those people had to go through, but the end is deeply satisfying anyway. Excellent original songs by Bono and Sinead O'Connor, too.

• Lady D

  
  The tragic and touching tale of the wrongly imprisioned Guilford Four, plus others, is brought to life by Director Jim Sheridan, with a first class cast, led strongly by Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlewaite. This true story is a harrowing watch of corruption and cover ups and… More
  The tragic and touching tale of the wrongly imprisioned Guilford Four, plus others, is brought to life by Director Jim Sheridan, with a first class cast, led strongly by Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlewaite. This true story is a harrowing watch of corruption and cover ups and delivers a strong, powerful storyline.

• Ross C

  
  Who polices the police? 16 years later and this powerful story has never been truer as the government tries to extend detention without charge to 42 days against all opposition and amongst reports of terror suspects being tortured before release. A sad but gripping tale of the… More
  Who polices the police? 16 years later and this powerful story has never been truer as the government tries to extend detention without charge to 42 days against all opposition and amongst reports of terror suspects being tortured before release. A sad but gripping tale of the failures of the modern state that led to the false imprisonment of the Guildford Four.

• Daniel P

  
  A heart-rending if simple story, it's well-told and incredibly heavy in places and a little hollow in others, but is nevertheless a story that had to be told. Daniel Day-Lewis is pitch perfect as always, and as much as I want to say "formula wrongful imprisonment… More
  A heart-rending if simple story, it's well-told and incredibly heavy in places and a little hollow in others, but is nevertheless a story that had to be told. Daniel Day-Lewis is pitch perfect as always, and as much as I want to say "formula wrongful imprisonment movie", this is long enough ago now that it might have helped lay down that template. One that I had wanted to see since I was a kid, and it did not disappoint.

• Curtis L

  
  Great cast. I'm pretty sure Daniel Day-Lewis won't sign onto a movie unless he gets at least one complete freak out scene, and this movie is no exception. The cover makes it look like an 80's rock star biography, but the story is pretty moving and fun. Pete… More
  Great cast. I'm pretty sure Daniel Day-Lewis won't sign onto a movie unless he gets at least one complete freak out scene, and this movie is no exception. The cover makes it look like an 80's rock star biography, but the story is pretty moving and fun. Pete Postletwaite is also quite charming with his big British face that I love so much.

• Elvira B

  
  This is a very strong film, very harsh. Jim Sheridan is really a director who doesn't get in the way of his story: he tells it like it is, with no free interpretations, and just the right amount of insights from the characters. Thanks to that very inobtrusive philosophy, the… More
  This is a very strong film, very harsh. Jim Sheridan is really a director who doesn't get in the way of his story: he tells it like it is, with no free interpretations, and just the right amount of insights from the characters. Thanks to that very inobtrusive philosophy, the story of Gerry Conlon and his father comes through with great credibility and clarity, which makes it all the more easy to be enraged at the unbelievable injustices committed against them. Above all, it's a film that left me with a need to reflect and, somehow, appreciate what that real-life tragedy left as lesson to people in countries across the world. The film, often narrated in first person, is sober, collected, and precise, but not cold: Daniel Day-Lewis's flawless performance, as well as Pete Postlethwaite's and Emma Thompson's, is tridimensional, human enough to cause an immediate empathy, if not sympathy, for his character. None of the individuals depicted were perfect, and it would be challenging to relate to them if they were being described on a piece of paper, but the actors and actresses do such an amazing job that it's impossible not to. Daniel Day-Lewis inhabits his character and seems to follow him through his transgressions. He alone is worth the watch (as usual). In the Name of the Father is not only a very successful cry against injustice, but also one of the rare films that can approach the subject of the judicial system without having a lawyer with a coreography walking around the room or displaying an inaccessible latin vocabulary in front of the camera. In that sense, the film is not commonplace: it doesn't focus too long on the part of the tribunals, and when it does it is effective. That skillful narration and the poweful soundtrack, plus the amazing performances, make this film a worthy watch, and an obvious choice for anyone interested in Daniel Day-Lewis's not-very-extensive but excellent work.

• Pierluigi P

  
  Astonishing direction and screenplay. A horrifying true story of injustice and unfair treatment from the government, it was labeled as anti-british. the performance by Daniel Day-Lewis as the wrongly imprisoned northern Irish is outstanding.

• Tim S

  
  My first born will be named Daniel Day Sigur...boy or girl. This film is also the reason I smile every time I see Pete Postlethwaite. I love you, da!

• Fernando Rafael Q

  
  A true chameleon, Daniel Day-Lewis plays the part of Gerry Conlon to almost perfection ( i have issues with the way he cried)...Pete Postlethwaite and Emma Thompson did a nice job. The writing and directing are very good, and the beginning and ending sequences are just PERFECT.

• Drew S

  
  God, could this get any more depressing? I popped in the disc at 1 AM, intending to watch the first half hour and then go to sleep, but forced myself to finish the rest because I didn't want to go to sleep with all the awful things that happen in the movie weighing on my mind.… More
  God, could this get any more depressing? I popped in the disc at 1 AM, intending to watch the first half hour and then go to sleep, but forced myself to finish the rest because I didn't want to go to sleep with all the awful things that happen in the movie weighing on my mind. Those were scary times. Anyway, this movie actually made me like The Shawshank Redemption less by proxy, simply because it outdoes it in every possible way - except for a kind of crappy ending. The last ten minutes felt like a shitload of plot elements shoehorned in, and they should have been distended a little more. The rest of the movie is basically flawless, though. Especially Daniel Day-Lewis. I know he is fifty years old but I still want to bang him. Age is just a number.

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